What color is #5A827E?

#5A827E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A827E?

The RGB value is 90, 130, 126: 90 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A827E?

The complementary color is #825A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A827E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A827E color

#5A827E rgb(90, 130, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5A827E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 51% green and 49.4% blue (90, 130, 126).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#5A827E color codes

HEX	`#5A827E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 130, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 51%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, -14.79, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 14.97, 188.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.964, 19.644, 22.685)`
Decimal	`5931646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A827E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5A827E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A827E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5A827E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a827e; }
.text { color: #5a827e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a827e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 130 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a827e, #5a7282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5A827E?: #5A827E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A827E?: The RGB value is 90, 130, 126: 90 red, 130 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A827E?: The complementary color is #825A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A827E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.